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Synopsis: Ethan just got back from the beach with a bad sunburn. He calls a friend to see if he can get some lotion to soothe the burn. Mike stops by and offers to rub the lotion on Ethan's shoulders and continues to get lower on Ethan's body. Ethan freaks out since Mike is married. "Well I've never been with a guy and I'm interested. Besides I'm the one with the ring so if it doesn't bother me then it shouldn't bother you," says Mike.
Porn stars: Ethan Hunter , Mike Martinez
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If your child is in grades 1st through 4th and you want to build your children's confidence in reading... why not have him or her read to a trained dog who loves to listen to books! Your child will read a book of their choice to one of two dogs, Molly is here usually from 4-5pm and then Flame arrives and listens from 5-6pm. Call the Columbus Public Library at 920-623-5910 to register your child. Hurry! Spots fill up fast!

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Qualcomm talks up Snapdragon roadmap
1.3GHz and 1.5GHz versions planned
CES 2010 Qualcomm will launch more advanced Snapdragon processors will this year to give phones and smartbooks better resolution and number crunching capabilities.
Luis Pineda, a senior veep at the chip designer, ran through the Snapdragon roadmap at CES yesterday with the UK website Hexus. He said that a 45nm Snapdragon clocked at 1.3GHz is in development.
The chip – to be called 8X50A – will appear in products by the end of 2010, Pineda said. He was tight-lipped about the exact benefits the chip will bring to smartphones – aside from the obvious improved number crunching capabilities, perhaps because an even faster Snapdragon will then appear before Christmas.
Known as the 8X72, the Qualcomm Snapdragon will be a dual-core 1.5GHz chip designed to enable 1080p resolution imaging and improved performance in smartphone and smartbook devices – the report added.
Quite when the 8X72 will first appear in gadgets is unknown, though the chip will be made available to manufacturers before the end of 2010.
Qualcomm's 1GHz Snapdragon processor already features in such leading smartphones as Google's Nexus One – torn apart here – and Acer's A1 Liquid - reviewed here. ®


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Maiden survives N-C rally to earn victory
Maiden survived a furious rally from Newton-Conover to win a hard-fought Catawba Valley Athletic Conference softball contest Wednesday.
The Blue Devils' win came despite a monster six RBI game from N-C shortstop Breanna Jones. She was 3-for-4 on the day, including a double.
Maiden got off to a great start in the game by scoring six runs in the first two innings. Christian Childers drove in Lauren Sizemore on a single for the first run of the game.
Lindsay Schronce scored on an error on N-C third basemen Sarah Van Horn to make it 2-0 after the first inning.
In the second inning, the Blue Devils tacked on four more runs to their lead. The first two runs came when Jessica Cooper scored on an error by pitcher Catherine Jones, and Caroline Ward singled to score Erin Mayo.
The biggest hit of the inning came from the bat of senior first basemen Tai-Lynn Lail, who doubled to score Ward and Schronce.
Breanna Jones got the Red Devils on the board for the first time in the fourth, as she singled and plated Van Horn.
Another three runs were scored by the Blue Devils in the bottom of the fourth. Schronce tripled and scored Ward, who walked.
Lail and Schronce scored on an RBI double by Molly Sigmon, which made it a 9-1 game.
Maiden's Christian Childers pitched a strong game until the fifth inning when she gave up five N-C runs in the inning.
Breanna Jones led the charge with a triple that scored two runs. Van Horn also had a two-RBI double in the inning. That cut the lead down to 9-6.
Chelsea Cullars attempted to lead the dramatic comeback to tie or win the game.
She belted a ball to deep right field over the outfielder's head. That plated two runs, and it was suddenly a one-run game with a runner on third base.
Maiden relief pitcher Hannah Callahan was clutch in the tense moment. She struck out the final Red Devil batter to end the game and seal the Blue Devils' victory.
Lail finished the game 3-for-3 with a double, and Schronce was 1-for-3.
Childers pitched 4.2 innings, eight hits, two strikeouts and no walks. Callahan pitched 2.1 innings of relief with six strikeouts, two hits and one walk.


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George Zimmerman's defense attorney insisted during several testy exchanges with a important prosecution witness Thursday that Trayvon Martin injected race into a confrontation with the neighborhood watch volunteer and insinuated the young woman was not believable because of inconsistencies in her story.
However, 19-year-old Rachel Jeantel stood firm in her testimony about the night Zimmerman shot the unarmed black 17-year-old after a fight that Jeantel said she overheard while on the phone with Martin. Jeantel has said Martin told her he was being followed by a "creepy-ass cracker" -- implying Martin was being followed by a white man because of his race.
Zimmerman identifies as Hispanic. Race has permeated nationwide discussions of the case since the February 2012 shooting, which prompted nationwide protests and claims from critics that police took too long to arrest Zimmerman.
The neighborhood watch volunteer has pleaded not guilty and says he acted in self-defense.
Defense attorney Don West also zeroed in on slight differences among three different accounts of what happened before Martin's killing, in an apparent effort to discredit her. Jeantel has described what she heard over the phone in a deposition; a letter to Martin's mother; and an interview with the Martin family attorney.
Among the differences highlighted by West:
In some accounts, she said race was an issue but not in others.
Jeantel testified Wednesday that her friend's last words were "Get off! Get off!" before Martin's phone went silent. But on Thursday, under cross-examination, she conceded that she hadn't mentioned that in her account of what happened to Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton. She had left out some details to spare Fulton's feelings, and also because neither Fulton nor the Martin family attorney asked her directly about them, Jeantel said.
After Martin asks why he is being followed, Zimmerman responds, "What are you doing around here?" in one account by Jeantel. In another account, according to West, she says Zimmerman said, "What are you talking about?"
Zimmerman, 29, could get life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder. Zimmerman followed Martin in his truck and called a police dispatch number before he and the teenager got into a fight.
Zimmerman has said he opened fire only after the teenager jumped him and began slamming his head against the concrete sidewalk. Zimmerman has denied the confrontation had anything to do with race, as Martin's family and their supporters have claimed.
Jeantel testified Thursday that she thought race was an issue because Martin told her he was being followed by a white man.
But West responded, "It was racial because Trayvon put race in this?" She answered no.
The exchanges got testier as the day progressed.
When asked by West if she had previously told investigators that she heard what sounded like somebody being hit at the end of her call with Martin, Jeantel said, "Trayvon got hit."
"You don't know that? Do you? You don't know that Trayvon got hit," West answered angrily. "You don't know that Trayvon didn't at that moment take his fists and drive them into George Zimmerman's face."
Later in the morning, West accused Jeantel of not calling police after Martin's phone went dead because she thought it was a fight he had provoked.
"That's why you weren't worried. That's why you didn't do anything, because Trayvon Martin started the fight, and you knew that," West said.
"No sir!" Jeantel said. "I don't know what you're talking about."
At one point, West handed her a letter she had written with the help of a friend to Martin's mother explaining what happened. She looked at it but then said she couldn't read cursive handwriting. Jeantel later explained she is of Haitian descent and grew up speaking Creole and Spanish.
After Jeantel left the witness stand, a mobile phone manager testified about Martin's cellphone records and a former neighbor of Zimmerman testified she heard yelps for help outside her town home on the night Martin was shot. Jenna Lauer said she couldn't tell who was screaming.
"They were being hurt," Lauer said, describing the person screaming.
Zimmerman defense assails credibility of a witness
George Zimmerman's defense attorney insisted during several testy exchanges with a important prosecution witness Thursday that Trayvon Martin injected race into a confrontation with the neighborhood watch volunteer and insinuated the young woman was not believable because of inconsistencies in her story.


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The paintings of James Walton Fox find inspiration in the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish, Rumi, A.R. Ammons and others, combining lines of poetry with the gesture of handwriting, saturated colors and dynamic compositions. His work "treats the concrete reality of language as place," as Fox says, and "create[s] a dimension where the radiance of life is not separate from forms; text is not separate from space, but actually generates space; and the Poetry—the very music of creation—is made visible, physical, and local."
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Kids change everything… they really do. We have three young kids and I would not change having them for anything. They are the brightest spots in our lives and I appreciate having the opportunity to be a mom each and every day.
I am not going to lie though… kids do change everything. Going to the bathroom in private? Doesn't happen anymore. If someone isn't in the bathroom with me, they are hanging outside the door with little fingers reaching under the door or questions being shouted through the door. Add to that my 2 year old clapping when I go and then shouting "bye-bye potty!" when the toilet is flushed. Oh – and how about getting to eat all of your dessert? Nope… it took me 30 some years, but I finally understand the concept of sharing to the fullest capacity. Gracefully sharing is giving up the last spoonful of your Death by Chocolate dessert because your sweet four year old is staring at you with those eyes. You know – those eyes that Daddy is going to have to learn to resist any time she asks him for something. And how about this one… how about something as simple as a conversation? My husband and I will attempt having a conversation and by the fourth interruption, we finally give up, vowing to talk about it later, and then collapsing into bed at the end of the day with no energy to converse.
My husband and I still do find time to rekindle that flame. Next month, we are planning a little trip to Wine Country (if any of you have any suggestions on places to stay, things to do, etc please let me know). Nothing gets that romance going again like a nice vacation away.. .without kids.
Tonight we rekindled the flame. Yep… in the kitchen, of all places! Oh c'mon… get your minds out of the gutter. We made Tequila Shrimp from the September, 2007 issue of Gourmet magazine and it required "burning off" the alcohol. Taking cover, I was prepared for a raging inferno, but all we got was a short little burst of flame. It still was enough to add some excitement to our evening!
If kids have changed your life some, and that flame is burning low, make it a priority to date your spouse. And, if dating is something you can't do right now, then try getting hot in the kitchen. The Tequila Shrimp is just the little quickie to add some spark to your night!
Tequila Shrimp, Gourmet Magazine September 2007 (and another one gets marked off the list!)
1 1/2 pounds large shrimp in shell (21 to 25 per pound), peeled and deveined
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup white or reposado tequila
3/4 cup crema or sour cream
1 scallion, thinly sliced
Accompaniment: rice
Toss shrimp with kosher salt and 3/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper.
Heat butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until foam subsides, then sauté shrimp, turning, until pink and just cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat and add tequila, then increase heat to medium-high. Tilt skillet over gas burner to ignite tequila (or ignite with a long match; use caution, as flames may shoot up high). Cook, shaking skillet gently once or twice, until flames subside. Remove from heat and stir in crema. Serve sprinkled with scallion.


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text: Delivering unique, fineart photography for Corporate, Healthcare, The International Hotel Sector, Cruise Ships and High End Residences all over the world.Producing a link between the landscape's reality and that imagined by its conceiver is what Brede's artwork focuses on. Influenced by renowned artist like Ansel Adams and Rene Magritte, Brede creates surreal and fine digital artwork . Brede follows a conceptual approach thus utilizing a wide scale of subjects in a multi-layered manner. His work focuses on concrete questions that determine our existence.Erik Brede is a photographer and Photoshop artist, born in 1971 in Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway. His photography journey started at the age of 11 when his father introduced him to the great magic of film development and post-production in his low budget darkroom. Even if the old analog darkroom is replaced by Photoshop and Lightroom, his vision and craetive ideas are the same.With a conceptual approach, Brede tries to approach a wide scale of subjects in a multi-layered way to produce a link between the landscape's reality and that imagined by its conceiver. These works focus on concrete questions that determine our existence.His work have been sold to television company, record industries and collectors all over the world, and published in books like 'The Best of Photography 2014', 'The Best of Photography 2015' and 'International Contemporary Artist vol. X'.His favourite quote is "You don't take a photograph, you make it" – Ansel AdamsErik Brede has won numerous awards and has been part of group exhibitions in Italy, France, United States, UK, Norway and USA.Hotel & Corporate Industry – Please contact me for wholesale price and corporate discount – up to 40% off. For more information about my work, print types and limited time promotions - check out www.erikbrede.com or sign up for my newsletter at www.erikbrede.com/newsletter-signup/


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Lean protein contributes on average 10-35% of daily calorie intake. The remainder of calories consumed must provide the essential fibers, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, fats and macro nutrients for healthy living.
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Mashed Baked Potatoes
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Author Notes: When we're having guests for dinner, and planning to grill a meat, I love to make Mashed Baked Potatoes as the starchy side. I can make it earlier in the day--even the day before--store in the frig, and then heat in the oven before serving. It's a great way to add lots of flavor to the potato. I also really like the skin of the potato, so this recipe gives you the scrumptious comfort of mashed potatoes, and the nice skin crunch! —Annelle
Serves: 8
medium sized baking (russet) potatoes
extra virgin olive oil to rub potatoes
teaspoons smokey sea salt
tablespoons butter, plus about 2 more tablespoons for potato shells
ounces cream cheese
cup sour cream
cup or more, if needed, of heavy cream
sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste for both potatoes and topping
strips of roasted red pepper, chopped
tablespoons mayonnaise (Dukes, unless you make your own!))
cup shredded colby cheese
dash Tabasco
dash Worcestershire Sauce
small shallot, finely minced
cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Pierce each potato a couple of times with the tines of a fork. Drizzle a little olive oil onto each potato, and spread it all over the potato with your hands. Then add about one teaspoon of the smokey flavored salt to the outside of each potato, and press it into the potato with your hands. Place potatoes into oven on a sheet pan, and bake for about an hour, or until you can squeeze them a little and know that they're done all the way through.
- While potatoes are baking, make topping: Mix roasted red pepper, mayonnaise, colby cheese, Tabasco, Worcestershire, shallots, and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
- When potatoes are done, remove from oven. Using an oven mitt or dish towel slice each potato in half, and gently scoop the insides into a bowl, leaving a thin layer of potato attached to skin. Place the eight scooped out potato halves into a casserole dish. Add just a small piece of butter to each shell and spread it around.
- To bowl of hot potatoes, add 4 tablespoons butter, cream cheese, and sour cream. Whip with hand mixer to combine. Add cream to achieve proper creamy, mashed potato consistency. Add salt and pepper to taste. Spoon filling back into potato shells.
- Spread each potato evenly with about 1 tablespoon of cheese mixture. Then sprinkle sharp cheddar evenly over all the potatoes. Can refrigerate at this point. Bring to room temp before final baking.
- Just before serving, return the potatoes to a 350 degree oven, and bake until hot all the way through, and cheese has melted.
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A new version of the real-time Linux scheduler called SCHED_DEADLINE has been released on the Linux Kernel Mailing List. For people who missed previous submissions, it consists of a new deadline-based CPU scheduler for the Linux kernel with bandwidth isolation (resource reservation) capabilities. It supports global/clustered multiprocessor scheduling through dynamic task migrations. This new version takes into account previous comments/suggestions and is aligned to the latest mainline kernel. A video about SCHED_DEADLINE is also available on YouTube.


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Annadell Hickey, Age 81
Annadell Hickey, 81, of Poland, formerly of Indianapolis, passed away at St. Vincent Hospital. She was born November 22, 2010 in Bluffs, Illinois to Luke and Ethyl Frye. Mrs. Hickey was a homemaker, a great mother and a longtime member of the former Westside Baptist Church in Indianapolis.
She is survived by her four sons, Ronne Hickey of Indianapolis, Kelly Hickey of Speedway, Farrell Hickey of Poland, and Tim Hickey of Greenwood; a daughter, Sunny Harris of Zionsville; a brother, Edley Frye of Anderson; a sister, Eleanor Hawkins of Terre Haute; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Hickey was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Walter Hickey in 1990; a brother, Roger Frye; and a sister, Jena Stultz.
There will be no services per her request. She will be buried at Rose of Sharon Cemetery in Bow, Kentucky at a later date.
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Could using options or using stop orders be the better method to mitigate risk in a trader's position?
Let's first define a stop order. For an existing open short position in a futures contract, equity or ETF, an order to buy is placed at a specific price above the current market price in order to liquidate the position. For an existing long position in a futures contract, equity or ETF, an order to sell is placed at a specific price below the current market price in order to liquidate the position. As soon as a trade takes place at that specific price or higher, the stop order is triggered. The converse is true for an existing open long position. The vast majority of stop orders are market orders upon being activated, but they also may be entered as limit orders. The stop limit order ensures a specific price while at the same time defeating the original purpose of the order. In a runaway market, it might never be filled.
Let's use BIDU, known as the "Chinese Google," as an example. BIDU is shorted at 139. A stop loss order is placed at 141. The tolerance for loss is less than two percent. If BIDU drops to 135 during the day, the stop order can be lowered to 137.50, thereby guaranteeing a profit. If BIDU continues to head south, the stop order can be lowered continuously. If the BIDU short position is bought back at 133, there is a profit of $600 for each round lot (100 shares) that is shorted.
An alternative to placing a stop order above the market would be to purchase a call option near the 141 price level. One disadvantage to using a call option is the lack of precision in using the strike prices. There is not a 141 strike, but there is a 140 strike. A call option acts as a built in stop order. Because the owner of a Nov 140 call has the right to own 100 shares of stock at 140, the losses are stopped out at 140. The difference is that a premium must be paid for the use of this type of stop order. In this case, BIDU Nov 140 calls would cost 9.20 ($920) per option.
The premium consists of both expiration value (sometimes referred to as intrinsic value) and time value (sometimes referred to as extrinsic value). The expiration value is the in-the-money portion of the option premium. At the end of the expiration cycle there is no time value left; only the expiration value that is in-the-money remains. Expiration value is an objective measurement. Time value is subject to the whims of supply and demand. That throws an extra wrench into the works. Because the Nov 140 calls are above where the stock was sold, the premium consists purely of time value. If the BIDU short position is bought back at 133, the $600 profit per round lot still exists. There is a loss in the call that was purchased, however. The Nov 140 call probably would lose about 2.50 ($250) per option. The other disadvantage of using a call vs. a stop order is that the stop order can be lowered continuously at a specific price. The call protection could be lowered to 135 by selling out the 140 calls and purchasing the 135 calls. Once again the uncertainty of the potential change in the price level of time value comes into play.
Now let's take a look at what happens when the stocks rises after the short position at 139 is established. When BIDU trades at 141 or higher, the stop order is activated. If BIDU is bought back at 141.20, a loss of $220 per round lot is sustained. If the call position is unwound at the same time, then the $220 loss on the stock is softened by the $100 gain in the call that was purchased. There is another very attractive benefit to using a call in lieu of a stop order. If BIDU touches 141, there is no obligation to liquidate the position. Let's say that it runs up to 141.50 and then reverses course and heads south. If it heads all the way down to 133, the stop order would have lost $220 while the call option strategy would have netted $350.


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Romulo Yanes
Tinga Poblana de Pollo y Papas
- Yield
- Makes 4 servings
- Active Time
- 40 minutes
- Total Time
- 1 hour
- 2 lb chicken thighs (with skin and bone)
- 6 cups water
- 1 large white onion, quartered
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 garlic cloves (not peeled)
- 1 (14-oz) can whole tomatoes in juice
- 4 teaspoons chopped canned chipotle chiles in adobo*
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano (preferably Mexican)
- 1 (1 1/2-oz) link dried Spanish chorizo* (spicy cured pork sausage), finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 lb boiling potatoes
- 2 oz crumbled queso fresco*, ricotta salata, or farmer cheese (1/2 cup)
- Accompaniments: avocado slices; warm corn tortillas
- Bring chicken, water, 2 onion quarters, and 1 teaspoon salt to a boil, covered, in a 4- to 5-quart pot over moderately high heat. Boil 10 minutes, then remove from heat and let stand, covered, until chicken is just cooked through, about 10 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate, reserving broth with onion. When cool enough to handle, coarsely shred chicken, discarding skin and bones.
- While chicken is cooking, heat a dry well-seasoned small cast-iron skillet over moderate heat until hot, then brown garlic and remaining 2 onion quarters on all sides, turning with tongs, about 5 minutes. Peel garlic and transfer with onion to a blender. Add tomatoes with juice, chiles, and oregano, then purée until smooth.
- Cook chorizo in oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat, stirring, until fat is rendered, about 2 minutes. Carefully add purée (it will splatter and steam) and cook, stirring frequently, until thick, about 10 minutes.
- Peel potatoes and cut into 3/4-inch pieces, then add to reserved broth with remaining teaspoon salt. Simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are almost tender, about 10 minutes.
- Add potatoes and onions to chorizo mixture along with 2 cups broth (save remainder for another use). Stir in chicken and simmer 10 minutes. Serve sprinkled with cheese.
- *Available at Latino markets and some specialty foods shops.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories713
- Carbohydrates29 g(10%)
- Fat45 g(70%)
- Protein46 g(92%)
- Saturated Fat12 g(59%)
- Sodium1665 mg(69%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat9 g
- Fiber5 g(21%)
- Monounsaturated Fat20 g
- Cholesterol234 mg(78%)


text: To get from Alpignano a Andria by train you can catch one of the 34 trains that everyday travel between Torino Porta Nuova and Salerno, the closest station to the city. For your trip from Torino Porta Nuova to Salerno by train you can choose to leave from one of Torino Porta Nuova main stations: Torino Porta Nuova, Alpignano, Torino Porta Susa If travelling with Trenitalia, you need to know the Torino Porta Nuova to Salerno train schedule: the first train leaves at 05:50, while the last ride is at 21:55. A Torino Porta Nuova to Salerno train cost about 27.90 €. But how long is the train ride from Torino Porta Nuova to Salerno? Your journey takes about 8 hours on average. Trenitalia offers 6 direct trains between these two cities. When booking your train ticket a few weeks in advance though, you can find low cost trains from Torino Porta Nuova to Salerno with fares starting from 27.90€, saving up to 75%.


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What would you have done in the x-men origins:wolverine
Well, the studio says that if you want to make a wolverine movie, it has to be an origin. What do you do...go!
Personally, i would show wolverine with the weapon x team for a while. Maybe plant some seeds for a Deadpool spin-off.
I think that if you divide the movie into 3 parts, i would want the weapon x team in the first part!
Then, i'd show wolverine years later, maybe keep the storyline with his girlfriend. I mean, this is a movie, you have to have a romantic interest. That's part 2, how he gains the adamantium skeleton.
In part 3, i would want wolverine getting revenge from weapon x. Really unleash the animal on them. I would abandon the plot about him freeing other mutants. I would maybe side him with Sabretooth against a threat...maybe a good version of Deadpool who is just doing it for they paycheck.
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Re: What would you have done in the x-men origins:wolverine
I would have Wolverine being experimented on and treated as an animal in Weapon X and would have many flashbacks of his life before (expecially events from The Origin, one of my favourites) and in the end have wolvie losing his memories, gaining his adamantium and runing away
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Re: What would you have done in the x-men origins:wolverine
i would make it a 15 and have slightly more violence and gore
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Re: What would you have done in the x-men origins:wolverine
i like both suggestions...i think they could have still done that in the movie..mother f****s sold this awesome character for money!!!!
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Re: What would you have done in the x-men origins:wolverine
i still don't see why they don't make a 15(not sure what that is in america) rated wolverine movie. Would it lose them a lot of the younger fans maybe?
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Re: What would you have done in the x-men origins:wolverine
I'm not american but i think it's R rated there
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Re: What would you have done in the x-men origins:wolverine
I would adapt Origin for first 30-45 Minutes.Then show Wolverine as soldier,
and getting recruited Into Team X.The ending should be wolverine getting
Adamanturm,losing memory and escaping.
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Open in Weapon X with the operation. Logan breaks free, kills the soldiers, and escapes.
With no memories, the first act is essentially him fending for himself in the wild, seeing him uses his different abilities. Throughout there are momentary flashes of memory; the wars, Sabretooth, Silverfox.
Act two starts with him being discovered and taken in by James and Heather Hudson. They help him recover his humanity, and through them Logan is recruited into Department H, hoping they can help him find out who he is....
I'm still working out the rest but it ends with him leaving Alpha Flight and going out on his own.
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Re: What would you have done in the x-men origins:wolverine
I have not read any of the 'Origins' story with the James Howlett stuff, so I'm just going to go with what was already in the movie, and talk about how I would have improved it using elements from the Wolverine comics I have read, and making my own sh** up.
Ok, same opening with him as a kid, except, stay with that for the first half hour, show him and Victor fending for themselves as they discover their own capabilities as mutants.
Just do an Oliver Twist type of deal, have them survive as thieves, before being taken in by a gang of kid thieves run by a Fagin type, or older teenagers or something. Victor begins to get into the whole villan thing here, finding himself, while Logan is torn between a loyalty to his brother, fear of being alone and caught for the murder of his father, and getting the hell away from this life, that does not feel right to him.
Show some incident with his healing factor being brought into play, showing it full capabilities, maybe he gets stabbed by another kid in an argument, Victor thinks Logan is dead and kills the kid, he is about to take on the whole gang, when Logan wakes up fully healed and back to life, they fight their way out and escape.
We should have seen something like this in the film, the first time Logan finds out the true capabilities of his healing factor to bring him back to life from deadly injuries.
Cut to them as adults in the trenches of the Civil War, which then segues into WWII and the Vietman war, much like the opening credits, except give us dialouge heavy and extended action for the Vietnam sequences, showing us just how psychotic Victor has become as his revelry in his own power has been barely held in check, given free reign completely in this particular war, keep the end the same as we got, with them going to work with Stryker.
eh, I think i'd just do what the film did with the Weapon X team, just show the one mission, but y'know, make it more ambitious, and get Logan involved in the proceedings this time, show him doing something pretty bad/ruthless in the course of the mission(to fit in with Stryker's line in X2 about him being a bad guy in the past), maybe just losing it in a beserker rage and taking out a bunch of those crimainl jewel dealers, where he did not need to.
But, have the same end up, where he draws the line at slaughtering innocents and leaves the team as a result, but in the process he almost kills Victor in the resulting fight.
Now, cut to the same story here with Silver Fox, keep it pretty much the same kind of thing, but, when he confronts Sabretooth, have the resulting fight go on just like in Wolverine issue 10, an extended hunt/fight in the snow covered wilderness, make it go on for about twenty minutes, it should be much like the Vader/Luke fight at the end of ESB, with Victor of course coming out like his namesake.
No plot with SF still being alive, Victor really does kill her, in retribution for Logan betraying him and almost killing him, as he feels he has been loyal to Logan his whole life. He kills SF because in his mind she has taken the place of himself in Logan's affections.
Sabretooth being more outright psychotic, like he was in the early comics.
After this fight with Sabretooth, Logan is pushed beyond where his healing factor has ever taken him before, Stryker comes in to scoop up the pieces, and he wakes up under the knife in the operating theatre getting the adamantium feed into him.
the process takes away all of Logans' memories.
I have not read the BWS story, but I got the gist from the animated adaption and flashbacks in other books, keep it much the same way, with Logan fighting his way out in an animalistic state, before being taken in by the a couple(but not the Hudsons, too complicated to bring in that whole other Alpha Flight story).
Show a montage type deal of him being nursed back to sanity over the course of a few months, with a couple of pivotal scenes, the metal claws being unleashed for the first time when Logan wakes in bed, and 'Heather' calming him down etc.
The military tracks Logan down when a local recognises him when he answers the door at the 'Hudson's'(there are 'Wanted' posters pasted throughout the area saying Logan is wanted for murder, so he is reported when recognised.) They try to capture him for brainwashing purposes.
Logan kills them all, same scene as the movie with the motorbike, and decides to track down this organisation he suspects is responsible for his condition and memory loss.
He gets flashes of memories surfacing(much like in X2), some of the experiment, but mainly those of Silver Fox and Victor.
Following these flashes of repressed memories, he finds his cabin in the mountains where Silver Fox was killed, discovers mementos, photos, and her diary, and pieces together what happened. He gets wind of Victor's scent from the cabin and tracks Sabretooth and the secret military base down. There he frees Gambit, and they both take on a group of mutants, along with Sabretooth, freeing all the captured mutants the government has been experimenting on.
(No cyclops origin here, keep that for an X-Men prequel movie, but have Prof X appear at the end to pick up some of the freed mutants)
Sabretooth escapes, but is hurt badly, at the end of the film, we see Stryker putting Sabretooth through an experimental process, saying he could not withsatnd the adamantium bonding process, but this work will make him bigger and stronger, in a way that will make him a match for Wolverine next time they meet.
He emerges from the process looking much like Tyler Mane did in X-Men1. The process wipes Victor's memory blank, and his appearance is such that it explians why Logan does not recognise him in the later film.
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Re: What would you have done in the x-men origins:wolverine
first off i just want to address that X-Men Origins:Wolverine wasnt really that bad a movie... it had a plot, interesting characters and if it wasnt actually based on wolverine then it would of made for a great story.
But heres the thing. Too many fans peed off that the story wasnt like the comics or that cheesey 90's cartoon. Personally i feel what they did with the story was good... i mean you had to cram in 80% of how wolverine ended up like he did at the start of x-men 1 and it did that.
The only thing i would of done was not to include characters that wasnt necessary for the story. For example Gambit, Blob... they were just thrown in under demand.
--- Ok so what would i have done ---
Well i would ove loved to see Wolverine be a 3 part story, a trilogy of movies that is a story of self discovery and a journey to how he became like he did in x1.
Wolverine Part 1
> This story would be inspired by the comic book stories of (Origins) in which you would have a Young James Howlett, Dog & Rose as Kids, powers manifest and James & Rose go on the run. Rose acting as the love interest in the story. Dog being the half brother of James was left behind and brought up by James grandfather... As James now under the name Logan and Rose live a life in a small comunity. Dog is sent to hunt them down, making everyones lives a misary. The story would differ from the comics as Logan is outed as a mutant by the community, due to Dog's attacks. of which the they go to hunt Logan down but Rose ends up dying. Logan resents humanity and goes on the run but is met up by Dog who convinces him that because there brothers they are both in the same world and will always be outcasts.
Wolverine Part 2
> Would feature stories from the weapon x comics... Where you have Logan & Dog fighting in every war in the past few decades, (Much like the intro credits to X-Men Origins: Wolverine) The story would feature Logan & Dog becoming Wolverine & Sabretooth - and how they slowly become inducted into Weapon X by the goverment. Silver Fox would lead as the new love interest for Wolverine, which brings jealously with Sabretooth. The Weapon X team is pretty much then pulled apart by Sabretooth who Wolverine realises caused everything that happened in the previous movie. With Sabretooth on the rampage and killing silverfox. Wolverine agrees to the get the adamantum to stop Sabretooth which turns out as a betrayle as Sabretooth was working for weapon x and the whole process was to test out the adamantum bonding process and use him as the ultimate mutant killer. But wolverine escapes after destroying the weapon x facility. However learning that Silverfox is alive, he heads to Japan to find her.
Wolverine Part 3 - based on the wolverine comics were its based in japan sees wolverine up against the silver samuri. the story will see Wolverine in an attempt to rescue Silverfox, after fighting against sabretooth and defeating him but cutting off his head. The story concludes with Wolverine up against Omega Red an agent working for the silver samuri. It will end with Wolverine and Omega Red fighting and both thrown into the ocean where wolverine is inpaled in the brain by one of Omega Red's carbodum things... after the credits you see wolverine wash up ashore in Alaska.
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Re: What would you have done in the x-men origins:wolverine
You cant do a good wolverine origin in 1 movie it would have to be a trilogy or at least a 2 parter.
I would do it as like character layers
First movie would be Wolverine: The Man.
so the first movie would focus on the base layer of wolverine, him learning of his powers (healing, Bone claws, enhanced senses) and developing them, learning how to fight and would basically show how wolverine the man was made. So the whole movie would be before Weapon X show him growing up, seeing him, dog and rose, have him living as a miner he accidentally kills rose, goes into the wilderness lives with the wolves and develops his senses. comes back, meets silver fox and sabertooth kills her.
Have him going to world war 1, fighting in the trenches then shipping to japan to train with ogun then he meets itsu, they fall in love have sex, shes murdered and he doesnt know he has a son but maybe you like show the baby or something real quick like after logans gone or something idk, foreshadowing!
have him come back to canada, show him during his Spy days or whatever which would lead into world war 2, meeting captain america, i would definatly put that in lol.
then i would end the movie with him being approached by like Striker or someone to join Team X.
Second Movie would be Wolverine: The Weapon.
Show him being transformed into Wolverine
Have it pick up with him in Team X, hes got the memory implants, hes on his first super hero team sort of like a precursor to the xmen show sabertooth and have silver fox come back and shock him. have him escape from Team X. then get tricked back into Weapon X, show the adamantium grafting process, his memory loss, breaking out and not knowing who he is.
Then show him trying to recover trying to find out who he is, meeting the hudsons then eventually being recruited back into Canadian intelligence and working for them, maybe show a bit of him with alpha flight and him being sent to fight the hulk and wendigo although i dont know if that would work.
Second movie ends with him Receiving orders to assassinate a powerful mutant (you see a picture of Charles Xavier) and him grabbing his gear and heading out.
So yea the third one, prolly wouldn't work, you would have to make like Xmen 4 or like First class 2 and Wolverine 3 merge into one movie or something and have it start with wolverine going to assassinate professor X but then him having his memory wiped and joining the Xmen then it picks up into an Xmen Movie.
Yea thats what i would do.
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Going to admit up front, I stopped reading comics well before Wolvie's origin story was finally written (and I'm not sure I'd like it any better than this movie) so this whole mess with he and Sabretooth being brothers and their being in a team with Wade Wilson, etc... turns my stomach.
Having said that, one very simple thing would have made this movie much more enjoyable. Balls. Every movie I watch a movie with Wolverine in it he's stumbling around, second guessing, getting beaten up, etc... In these insipid movies good has to equal defensive underdog. What they don't grasp is, while Wolverine is a good guy, he's also brutal, aggressive, and matter-of-fact. He doesn't dwell on decisions or events. He processes and moves on.
Oh, and he can also smell the freaking difference between a dead person and a live person.
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Seriously, this girl uses all the talking points! She repeats "questions" over and over looking for a particular answer, not satisfied until it is provided for her to crow over.
She actually said "only a theory" and "show me a half monkey half man" and when I explained we don't come from monkeys using cousins and grandparents to illustrate the difference between ancestors and contemporaries she followed up with puzzlement that I was calling her grandfather a monkey and after some more clarification followed up with "so where are the half monkey men" again as if nothing had happened.
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And, of course, I have no morals. Without the bible and god how could I? And I'm not qualified to discuss the bible because I don't understand it. Direct quotes are out of context, obviously. And I have faith, more faith than her. I mentioned to her that I snigger every time a theist uses faith as a dirty wod. I mean it is a dirty word,but it is nice when they acknowledge it.
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Never try to teach a pig to sing, it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.
She told me I wasn't qualified to discuss the bible. Direct quotes didn't count.
"It's called biblical hermeneutics which you are not educated in so you schooling me on the bible is not effective"
To her I was the fool - "Lol... I love when people uneducated in the bible try to explain it's meaning to those of us that know better."
I was a fool to get suckered into talking to her!
When you argue with a crazy person you are not really arguing with them, you are talking to the neutral bystanders. Unfortunately in this case there were no bystanders.
The biggest problem I see with talking to this type of people is that they have no understanding of Darwin's theory. Ask them "what is the theory of evolution" and see what you get. Most of the time it's along the lines of "we came from monkeys".
This is when I tell them that they have no understanding of evolution and we can talk when they read up on the topic, because until then there opinion does not count. I can't talk to you about something you know nothing about and expect a good conversation.
Lets put it this way, and the way the neuroscientist Sam Harris explained so well in one of his TED appearance, "certain people just cannot use certain part of the brain". Organic wise this means if the electric pulses stimulating these areas cannot be reached, it's like trying to sway a dead person. :(
"She told me I wasn't qualified to discuss the bible."
what about her? what kind of knowledge does she have for being qualified to do it? is she a nun?
There are some fundamentalist religious types that are so ingrained in their beliefs that you could use any and every atheist argument but they will still fall back on their superstition.
You could embarrass them, highlight their contradictions and make them a laughing stock but they would still fall back on their faith and claim to haver won the argument.
You are a realist and a skeptic so are prepared for a proper debate- they usually are not. If the lord god almighty appeared in person to me I would have to concede I was wrong or mad. (Assuming the former I would have to ask him why he had made such a mess of his toy-box.) This visitation will not happen nor will an in-your-face fundy recant.
If you understand that regardless of your overwhelming evidence your adversary will not cede any point there is only one approach you can adopt- take the piss out of her!
Monkey Man!!! Defender of the galaxy, his only weapon being his own feces.
The irony of this is that I've sought out a deeper understanding of the theory of evolution because, well, I wanted to, and so I could have answers for idiots like this girl. But debating them is futile.


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I am ok with the new draft order just means I will be up every second pick.
I am picking A Turb as I figure he will be active.
1) Ross is Boss.
2) See point 1.
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Overrated XI M Bracewell, Burns, Rahane, Don Voges, Bairstow, Alecz Day, Donovan Grobelaar, Luke Ronchi, Faulkner, Dan Christian, Permaul
M Deen
D Jellett
C Lewis (PEWS)
E Ames
GIMH Martyn
H Beaver
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L Townsend
D Garson
Drafted to date - see original post for official list:
1. O du Toit
2. HT Davis
3. G Sriram
4. H Mork
5. A Turb
6. M Deen
7. D Jellett
8. C Lewis
9. E Ames
10. GIMH Martyn
11. H Beaver
12. L Townsend
13. D Garson
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Pteropus pumilus
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Pteropus pumilus Miller, 1910
Common Name(s):
|Taxonomic Notes:
|Research is needed to determine the taxonomic status of the population on Miangas Island, and also on the possible population of this species on Tawi-Tawi; both of these islands are distant from the main range of the species.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Near Threatened ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Heaney, L., Rosell-Ambal, G., Tabaranza, B., Cariño, A.B., Garcia, H., Pangunlatan, L.M., Ramala, S.P. & Alcala, E.
|Hutson, A.M., Racey, P.A. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Stuart, S.N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Listed as Near Threatened because populations of P. pumilushave undergone declines in the past, although it remains reasonably widely distributed. Populations are predicted to continue to decline due to further habitat destruction and over-hunting at a rate considered to be close to that to qualify the species for inclusion in the Vulnerable category under criteria A2cd+3cd+4cd. This species would benefit from further taxonomic study.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|The little golden mantled flying fox occurs in the Philippines and Miangas (Palmas) Island in Indonesia (between the Talaud Islands and Mindanao). In the Philippines it is widespread excluding the Batanes/Babuyan, Luzon and Palawan faunal regions with records from Balut, Camiguin, Leyte, Maripipi, Masbate, Mindanao (Zamboanga del Sur), Mindoro, Negros, Panay, Sibuyan, Siquijor, and Tablas where it occurs at an elevation range from sea level to 1,110 m and rarely to 1,250 m (Heaney et al. 1998). There are unverified Philippine records from Cebu and Camotes (L. Paguntalan pers. comm. 2006) and Tawi-Tawi (S. Ramalya pers. comm. 2006).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Indonesia; Philippines
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|This flying fox is most common on small islands and uncommon to rare on larger islands (Heaney 1984; Heaney et al. 1998; Heideman and Heaney 1989; Lepiten 1995; Rickart et al. 1993; Utzurrum 1992), its roosts are usually inconspicuous (L. Heaney pers. comm. 2007). It is considered abundant on Camigium and moderately common on Negros (L. Heaney pers. comm. 2006). A single individual was netted during 144 hrs of mist netting in Salagdoong during a 2001 study of three Department of Environment and Natural Resources managed reforestation sites on Siquijor Island (Godfrey et al. unpublished paper). During a study of 12 sites over a period spanning 1999 to 2003, 12 individuals were captured at six sites (Cariño 2004). Populations have declined in the past due to habitat degradation and destruction and it is predicted to continue to decline due to further habitat destruction and hunting pressure.
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|P. pumilus is associated with primary and well-developed secondary lowland forest (Heaney et al. 1998) and is uncommon outside of forest although on Cebu a roosting site has been recorded from a scrubland area. This species breeds once annually (A. Cariño pers. comm. 2006).
|Use and Trade:
|It is heavily hunted on Mindoro, and is hunted on Negros and possibly elsewhere in the Philippines.
|Major Threat(s):
|P. pumilus is declining due to habitat destruction, and it may continue to do so, although it does remain fairly widespread. An ethnobiological study has shown the species to be under heavy hunting pressure on Mindoro (H. Garcia pers. comm. 2006) and it is subject to hunting on Negros (Cariño et al. 2006). It is anticipated that hunting will cause further population declines. It might also be subject to persecution.
|Conservation Actions:
|P. pumilis occurs in a number of protected areas. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES. Habitat conservation and control of over-harvesting are important conservation priorities.
|Heaney, L., Rosell-Ambal, G., Tabaranza, B., Cariño, A.B., Garcia, H., Pangunlatan, L.M., Ramala, S.P. & Alcala, E. 2008. Pteropus pumilus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T18753A8559702. . Downloaded on 17 August 2018.
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Mrs. May Lefern Pierce, 84, of Monroe, N.C., formerly of Big Spring, Texas, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, at her residence.Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 at Gail Cemetery, Gail, Texas. A celebration of her life will be conducted at noon Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at the Henry Hall Wilson Home, 1301 East Franklin St. in N.C..Mrs. Pierce was born Sept. 19, 1929, in Victoria, Texas, a daughter of the late John Wilbourn and Birdie M. Pearce Wilbourn. She was married to the late Lee Roy Pierce, who passed in 1976.She was preceded in death by three daughters, Jean Pierce (1947), Martha Epsaro (1991) and Jean Pierce (2010).She was a loving wife, mother and homemaker.Survivors include three daughters, Betty Ann Jordan and husband, Col. Donnie Jordan of Monroe, N.C., Vicki L. Townsend of Monroe, N.C. and Rita L. Brumley of Pigeon Forge, Tenn.; a son, Roy Lee Pierce and wife, Cindy Pierce of Mt. Holly, N.C.; four sisters, Lois Crawford, Pearl Wells, Dorothy Pearce and Anna Mae Wilbourn; and three brothers, Merle Wilbourn, Edward Wilbourn and Jack Wilbourn; three grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; and many nieces and nephews.


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O people, Almighty Allah has certainly FORBIDDEN YOU THE CRUEL, THE HYPOCRITES AND THEIR FOLLOWERS and has made Hazrat Mahdi (as), the most auspicious of the community of Muhammad … your commander, so join him.
(Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar, fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntazar, Ahmad Ibn Hajar al-Makki, p. 31)
... From Abu Bashir: Imam Jaffar Sadiq (as) said this about the verse. "You would know them by their mark" (Surah Muhammad, 30): ALLAH KNOWS THEM, BECAUSE THIS VERSE HAS BEEN REVEALED CONCERNING THE QAIM [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)]. HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL KNOW THEM (THE HYPOCRITES) FROM THEIR FACES AND WITH HIS COMMUNITY, HE WILL (SPIRITUALLY) DESTROY THEM.
(Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Nomani, al-Ghaybah al-Nomani, p. 283)
Asbag Ibn Nabata says: Ali, Commander of the faithful, said: "...No more you than kohl on the eye or salt in food will remain. And I shall give you an example: A man has a quantity of wheat. He cleans it and stores it in his house. When he returns to it a long time later, he sees it is full of weevils. He cleans it again and again puts it in his home. When he comes back to it after another long time, he sees it is again infested with weevils. He repeats the same processes. WHAT EVENTUALLY REMAINS IS A VERY LITTLE HEALTHY WHEAT THAT WEEVILS CANNOT HARM. You are like that. At the end, a small group of you will be left that corruption cannot harm." (Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Said also transmits the same hadith.)
(Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Nomani, al-Ghaybah al-Nomani, p. 246)
From Nahj al-Balaga: The lord of believers (saas) said: "When he [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] hides away from people, NOT EVEN TRACKERS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE ANY TRACE OF HIM…
Kitab al-Ghaybat, [Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 51], Ansariyan Publications, collected by: Muhammad Baqr al-Majlis, Iran-Qum, 2003, p. 186.
…at the end of time two currents of irreligion will gain strength:
One of them: Under the veil of duplicity, a fearsome individual named the Sufyan will deny the messengership of Muhammad (pbuh), and coming to lead the dissemblers, will try to destroy the Islamic Shari'a [way of belief and practice]. To oppose him, a luminous individual called MUHAMMAD MAHDI OF THE FAMILY OF THE PROPHET will come to lead the people of sainthood and perfection, who are bound to the luminous chain of the Family of the Prophet, and HE WILL KILL THE CURRENT OF DISSEMBLERS, which will be the collective personality of the Sufyan, and scatter it.
THE SIXTH SIGN (Letters / Fifteenth Letter - p.79)
Hazrat Jabir (ra) (Great Portents of Doomsday, 487/6)
Doomsday will not take place until one from my community rules over everyone. THEY WILL TAKE NO NOTICE OF BEING ABANDONED BY THOSE WHO LEAVE THEM nor of those who help them.
(Ramuz Al-Ahadith, 472 - Hanbalin Musnad - Bukhari - Muslim)
At Allah's command, A COMMUNITY FROM MY UMMAH WILL CONSTANTLY AND HEROICALLY STRIVE AGAINST THE FOE, AND THEIR OPPONENTS WILL DO THEM NO HARM. This will continue until Doomsday.
(Portents of Doomsday, 286)
(Ramuz Al-Hadith. pp. 56, 73)
In his [Hazrat Mahdi's (as)] time, the religion will be completely purged of all subsequent accretions and restored to its original form. HE WILL OPPOSE THE ULAMA OF THE SCHOOLS IN MANY OF HIS PRONOUNCEMENTS. FOR THAT REASON, THEY WILL KEEP AWAY FROM HIM [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)]. According to their presumptions, they will accept that Allah truly did not leave a renovator (mujdahid) after the imams......
(Muhyiddin Arabi, "Al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya", Chap. 66 Vol. 3, pp. 327- 328)
In his "Al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya" Muhyiddin Ibn al-'Arabi states:
...Hazrat Mahdi (as) will restore the religion to exactly as it was in the time of the Prophet (saas). He will eliminate the schools from the world. No school will be left apart from the true, pure faith. HIS ENEMIES WILL BE THOSE WHO IMMITATE THE SCHOLARS OF IJTIHAD [scholars who make a legal decision by independent interpretation of the Islamic sources]. That is because THEY WILL BE DISPLEASED when they see Hazrat Mahdi (as) pronounce in opposition to the imams of the schools, BUT NEITHER WILL THEY OPPOSE HIM... HIS [HAZRAT MAHDI'S (AS)] SWORD IS HIS BROTHERS. Since they fear his sword they will submit to his rule, willingly or unwillingly. HIS DECLARED ENEMIES WILL BE THE SCHOLARS OF RELIGIOUS LAW. BECAUSE THEY WILL HAVE NO MORE ESTEEM IN THE PUBLIC EYE. AND EVEN THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON THE SUBJECT OF AHQAM WILL DECLINE." With his [Hazrat Mahdi's (as)] coming, he will overcome scholars' disputes regarding their pronouncements... IF HE HAD NO SWORD IN HIS HAND THE SCHOLARS OF RELIGIOUS LAW WOULD ISSUE HIS [HAZRAT MAHDI'S (AS)] DEATH WARRANT. Because Almighty Allah will purify him [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] with His munificence and his sword, AND THEY WILL OBEY HIM [HAZRAT Mahdi (as)]. Because they will have no more esteem in the public eye and even their knowledge of dogma will decline. With the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as), disputes over pronunciations among scholars will be overcome. They will both fear him [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] and also have expectations of him. THEY WILL HATE HIM [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] IN THEIR HEARTS, BUT THEY WILL STILL, WILLINGLY OR UNWILLINGLY, ACCEPT HIS PRONOUNCEMENTS....
(Muhammad Ibn Rasul al Husayn al-Barzanji, Portents of Doomsday, 186-187)


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Checking in on… the Summit LeaguePosted by Brian Goodman on December 18th, 2010
Eli Linton is the RTC correspondent for the Summit League.
A Look Back
Oakland finally gets their upset—an 89-82 road victory over the #7 Tennessee Volunteers.
It will be known from now on as the program's signature win, just the second top 25 win in Oakland history. Keith Benson was fantastic—draining mid-range jumpers and even two three pointers on his way to a 26/10 night. One observer said he looked like Amare Stoudemire with his mid-range game. He proved to be more than just a post presence; He is an all-around, NBA-ready, mid-major star.
In case you missed it, this was Oakland's close call earlier in the week against Michigan State.
In other news: Oral Roberts got pounded in their rubber-match with Missouri, 81-62, in a game the #12 Tigers called "a revenge game" after the Golden Eagles shocked them in the final seconds last year. It was close early, with the Golden Eagles up 22-19, but the Tigers used an 18-2 run before halftime to put them away. Oklahoma used a similar first-half run in Oral Roberts previous game to put them to bed early. Apparently, the ORU coaching staff thinks halves last 15 minutes.
Power Rankings:
- Oakland (6-5, 2-0) —Surprise! Imagine if they had beaten Michigan State the other night, would they crack the top 25 this week? Oakland has three players averaging double figures; they are the best offense in the Summit League, despite little production from one of their main guys, starting guard Larry Wright. They have the best coach in the conference, and the best player to ever play in the Summit League/Mid-Con conference (apologies to George Hill, Bryce Drew, and Caleb Green). By the way, I am predicting Keith Benson will be a lottery pick in the NBA draft. In fact I will go as far to say top 10 to Detroit. This is not Hyperbole. If you were able to see this guy in the Big East every night on ESPN, you would be saying the same thing. Benson dismantled the Vols—posting a 26 point 10 rebound and zero turnover night. He is only the fifth player in 15 years to do that against a ranked opponent. The other four: David Noel (UNC, 2005-06), Troy Murphy (Notre Dame, 1999-00), Brad Miller (Purdue, 1997-98), and Raef LaFrentz (Kansas, 1996-97). It's time to sit back and enjoy this, Summit fans, because I don't think you will see a player like Benson for quite a while. You heard it here first.
- North Dakota State (7-3, 1-0) —I love this team. They are like a mini version of Oakland. They score a lot of points (second in the conference with 79.3, 36th in the NCAA), and they play good defense (68 points allowed per game), those numbers are similar to past champions. They are just a well-rounded group. The Bison have been quietly gaining experience and confidence, and this team is a somewhat of a dark horse to make a run. They just dismantled their cross-tundra rival, North Dakota, 81-55, and they already beat the previous #2 team in the conference, South Dakota State. It's still way too early, but they look good. Did I mention they have the fifth-highest three-point field goal percentage in the nation? Okay, just checking.
- Oral Roberts (4-6, 2-0) — let's face it, the Golden Eagles are good, but they're not Oakland-good. That doesn't necessarily mean this team can't win the conference title—anything can happen in a conference tournament—but it means they will have to be near-perfect if they want to beat a mature, complete team like The Golden Benson's (err, I mean, Golden Grizzlies). Oral Roberts has the talent to win the conference, but it is young, raw, talent (that's code for: "why the hell did they just do that!?"). Right now, I would describe the Golden Eagles as a team in search of its soul. Don't count them out, they have over 200 wins, 16 NCAA Tournaments appearances and two final four appearances on the bench between Scott and Sean Sutton. Dominique Morrison is steady leader, fourth in scoring with 17.3 points per game (less than a point behind Keith Benson), but it may take more to rise above Oakland.
- South Dakota State (7-2, 0-1) —You see the 7-2 record and the 79.3 points per game and think this team might have something. They had two nice wins against Iowa and Nevada—but so far, they really haven't beaten anyone. They have lost two of their last three (the win came against Mayville State). If you are an SDSU fan, fourth-best is not a bad spot to be right now with guys like Nate Wolters (17.2 PPG, 48% from three) and Clint Sargent (13.1 PPG).
- IPFW (7-2, 2-0) — They are sitting on top of the Summit standings—but they beat the teams at the very bottom to get there. Until they face and beat a tougher opponent (like one of the teams above them on this list) this is where they deserve to be ranked. Valparaiso, Purdue, and ORU await the Mastadons. Let's see how they look after that.
- IUPUI (5-6, 1-1) —Ooey-Pooey beat Ohio, and they gave Ohio State everything they could before fading late and losing by 11. However, they did lose at home to ORU. This team was the preseason #3 in the Summit, and I still think it will shake out that way, but right now they just look mediocre at best. They play good defense, which will have to be their mantra for the season. Ron Hunter is relying solely on Alex Young and Leroy Nobles to carry this team offensively; they are combining to average 34 of the team's 66 points per game.
- Western Illinois (5-5, 1-1) — Every once in a while, they will show flashes of goodness, especially on defense. But they struggle to score points, posting only 61 per game. Matt Landers is second in the conference in scoring with 17.9 per contest, and when they start getting production from their all-conference first team selection, Ceola Clark, they will stay competitive in most of their games.
- UMKC (5-4, 0-2) — The Roos have fallen pretty far down the list, losing both conference games. But I expect them to bounce back, especially with their duel threat in Spencer Johnson and Jay Couisnard. Right now, I see UMKC battling for that fourth-to-sixth place in the conference tournament for the rest of the year.
- Southern Utah (3-7, 0-2) — They lost to Weber State by six, the best in the Big Sky Conference, which is the silver lining in the dark storm clouds. What does that mean? Maybe nothing, but it could mean the Summit League is better than the Big Sky Conference. Let the debate begin!
- Centenary (0-2, 0-11) — No one should lose them all, but right now, Centenary is in danger of doing just that. The Summit League has been improving steadily, and it will be extremely difficult for this team to escape with a win or two. You can't blame them; they just don't have D-I talent. I hate watching teams suffer like this, so let's just ignore the situation.
A Look Ahead
- Saturday, Oakland takes on Michigan in Ann Arbor. Oakland could really get heads turning if they could deal with the Wolverines on the road. Then on Thursday, December 30, Oakland will go on the road to take on ORU in Tulsa. Both of these teams should be undefeated in the conference going into this game, and it will be the best the Summit League has to offer. If you only watch one Summit League game a year, this should be it.
- The Summit League is ranked #16 in the December 14 Sagarin Ratings. Oakland is currently #12 on the collegeinsider.com top 25 mid-major poll, while South Dakota State is #18, but I suspect both of those will change. Oakland will be in the top 10, especially after the win at Tennessee.


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When I joined Streetline almost 2 1/2 years ago there were three macro trends that drove my decision. First, was a strong belief that I wanted to find an industry that was relatively untouched by new technology and one where there was a real problem to be solved that could impact the lives of millions – I choose to engage in the smart city / smart parking industry. Second, it was painfully clear that mobile technology and applications were going to be pervasive and become the primary way we engaged with the internet. The final bet was on the "internet of things" – the belief that sensors were getting good enough and cheap enough to fundamentally alter the way we interacted with our physical environment. Over the last 2 1/2 years I have learnt a lot about how to actually make the internet of things a reality – how do we you create a full technology stack from the sensors and the hardware all the way to the consumer and enterprise applications that can actually take advantage of this new data and information. This is not an easy task, but the results I believe will do nothing short of change how we all live and work.
Much has been written about the internet of things recently, but over the last 2 weeks there have been 2 specific announcements that I think will in retrospect be viewed as a tipping point. The first was a report issued by GE titled "The Industrial Internet: Pushing the Boundaries of Minds and Machines" . The first couple of lines in the executive summary says it all "The world is on the threshold of a new era of innovation and change with the rise of the Industrial Internet. It is taking place through the convergence of the global industrial system with the power of advanced computing, analytics, low-cost sensing and new levels of connectivity permitted by the Internet." GE goes on to describe what in their view are the 3 major periods of innovation in our history : The Industrial Revolution, The Internet Revolution and now the Industrial Internet. GE believe that the Industrial Internet will add $10-15 trillion to global GDP. This is a grand statement by a world class company that can actually influence the evolution of the internet of things.
The second announcement came last week from Cisco System when they unveiled their new corporate strategy focused on the "Internet of Everything". (disclosure: Streetline is proud to partner with Cisco as recently announced ). According to John Chambers, CEO of Cisco, by 2015 over 15 billion devices will be connected to the internet. Cisco is betting its future on the internet of things and I believe they are well positioned to take advantage this massive opportunity.
Of course there are other major companies that see this future and are positioning their companies for success – IBM has for several years driven its "Smarter Planet" strategy that also has at its heart the analytics that use all this device data to drive greater insight. (disclosure again – IBM is a strategic Streetline partner).
So in my mind there is no doubt that the internet of things will have a profound impact on our lives, our cities, our companies and our planet. This is not a future vision thing – this is happening now !
To all the VC's out there that in the past have been hesitant to fund start-ups that had a hardware component, I would encourage them to revisit this traditional hypothesis – as you can imagine it is tough to have an internet of things "without things" . The value creation opportunity for start-up in this space is immense – but you need to make sure the solution solves a real world problem.
To aspiring entrepreneurs I would encourage you to be bold and to explore the many aspects of daily life where new data from objects connected to the internet can enhance our experience. For companies, the revenue and cost saving implications are massive (the GE report has some great examples) so see how connecting what you build (eg. printers, cars, planes, ovens, thermostats etc.) to the internet can change the service and value proposition of what you provide.
A recent CNET Smarter Plant article titled "The internet of things: does it start with parking?" asked if smart parking was going to be one of the drivers of the internet of things – the answer of course is yes !!
But what else ? There are such a broad set of opportunities to be captured. So again, here is my question for all of you – if you were starting a new company today in the broader realm of the "internet of things" what would you do. As always welcome the feedback and input.
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"Harpsichord and viol - old music played on old instruments is growing in popularity. Laymen as well as professional musicians interpret music from Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque increasingly today with replicas of musical instruments from the time when the music was played.
For over twenty-five years, I offer a wide range of such historical instruments: cheap replicas for beginners as detailed copies for the layman and professional musicians and kits for customers who wish to build instrument themselves, along with accessories, literature, music and CDs .
On this website I can currently only a small part of my bid. My whole catalogue with tools, kits and accessories can I send you on request (or download in pdf format on site. (ed.) ... " (Google translation) Visit website for more information. (ed.)
Category: Builders/Restorers/Suppliers / General Supplier
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